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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in College Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for College Heights:
    • 34.864562, -82.361231
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on College Heights
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named College Heights ...

We found 21 communities that share the name College Heights.

There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named College Heights.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Darlington County
      • This College Heights is located in Darlington County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of College Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This College Heights is located in Coffee County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of College Heights.
    • Alberta
      • This College Heights lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This College Heights is located in Drew County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of College Heights.
    • British Columbia
      • This College Heights lies 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of College Heights [Kern County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • This College Heights is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<1> to the west of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of College Heights.
      • San Diego County
      • This College Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km] to the west of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of College Heights.
      • Santa Cruz County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of College Heights [Santa Cruz County].
    • Colorado
      • La Plata County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of College Heights [La Plata County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This College Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the south of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of College Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of College Heights [Dougherty County].
      • Muscogee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of College Heights [Muscogee County].
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of College Heights [Saline County].
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This College Heights is located in Magoffin County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of College Heights.
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of College Heights [Warren County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This College Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the northeast of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of College Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This College Heights is located in Berks County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of College Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This College Heights is located in Putnam County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of College Heights.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of College Heights [Washington County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This College Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of College Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College Heights ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cherokee Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Forest View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
    • Forest View is located in Greenville County
  • Green Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
  • Green Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
    • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Kingsgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
  • Liberty Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
  • Orchard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
  • Paris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Greenville County
  • Pine Knott Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knott Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
    • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Piney Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
    • Shady Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
      • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Spring Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
      • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Stone Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
      • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
      • University Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Willow Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
      • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County

How Far From College Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as College Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Heights and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from College Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- College Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8646, Longitude: -82.3612       In this case, the coordinates for College Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that College Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from College Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.10 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.509 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.203 degrees.




 

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